| Date | Venue | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2026 | Live/Online | 1 Day | |
| 19 January 2027 | Live/Online | 1 Day | |
| 15 March 2027 | Live/Online | 1 Day | |
| 31 May 2027 | Live/Online | 1 Day | |
| 17 June 2027 | Live/Online | 1 Day |
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The role of the Company Secretary has expanded far beyond statutory administration into strategic governance leadership — but board members and executives don’t need to become practitioners themselves to fulfil their own governance responsibilities well. This one-day briefing is built specifically for board members, executives, and newly appointed Company Secretaries who need enough company secretarial literacy to govern confidently, recognise good practice, and ask sharp questions, without the full practitioner-level detail Prospen’s 3-Day Essentials or 5-Day Comprehensive Workshop provides.
You’ll leave understanding the Company Secretary’s role and King V independence requirements, what good board governance and financial oversight practice looks like, and where the ethics and stakeholder engagement responsibilities of the role sit — plus a clear sense of whether your organisation needs deeper, practitioner-level training next.
This briefing equips you with the company secretarial literacy to govern confidently and hold your organisation’s governance practice to a credible standard.
By the end of this briefing, you’ll be able to:
Understand the Company Secretary’s role, authority, and value under King V governance
Recognise the legal and regulatory compliance obligations a Company Secretary manages
Know what good board meeting governance and minute-taking practice looks like, from an oversight perspective
Read financial statements well enough to ask informed questions during board financial oversight
Understand the Company Secretary’s role in ethics, CSR, and stakeholder engagement
Know when and how to engage practitioner-level Company Secretary training within your organisation
Board-Level Fluency in One Day: Get exactly the company secretarial literacy you need to govern confidently, without a multi-day practitioner commitment.
Current to King V: Understand the Company Secretary’s role and independence requirements as they actually stand today.
Ask Better Questions: Walk into your next board meeting able to recognise good governance practice and financial reporting quality.
No Jargon, No Filler: Built specifically for board-level and executive literacy, not practitioner implementation detail.
A Natural Next Step: Pairs naturally with Prospen’s 3-Day Essentials and 5-Day Comprehensive Company Secretaries Workshop for those who need full practitioner depth.
This Company Secretaries Workshop Essentials briefing is designed for:
Board Members and Executive Directors
Newly Appointed Company Secretaries Needing Rapid Orientation
Senior Managers Who Interact Regularly with the Board or Governance Function
Executives Preparing to Support or Report to the Company Secretary’s Office
Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:
– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.
Session 1: The Role and Value of the Company Secretary
The Company Secretary’s legal status, authority, and value under King V
King V’s independence requirement: why the Company Secretary should not be a member of the governing body
The Company Secretary as the bridge between board, management, and stakeholders
What distinguishes strong company secretarial practice from weak practice
Practical Exercise: Assess your organisation’s Company Secretary function against King V’s independence expectations.
Session 2: Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Literacy
The key legal frameworks a Company Secretary navigates: Companies Acts, securities laws, cross-border regulations
What a compliance calendar covers, and why it matters to the board
Recognising legal and regulatory risk before it becomes a governance failure
Practical Exercise: Identify the compliance obligations most relevant to your organisation’s sector and structure.
Session 3: Board Governance and Financial Oversight Literacy
What good board meeting preparation, facilitation, and minute-taking looks like
King V’s committee composition requirements and what they mean for board structure
Reading financial statements well enough to ask informed oversight questions
Red flags that suggest financial reporting quality needs scrutiny
Practical Exercise: Review a sample board pack and identify one governance or financial reporting question worth raising.
Session 4: Ethics, Stakeholder Engagement, and Your Next Steps
The Company Secretary’s role as an ethics champion within the organisation
How CSR and stakeholder engagement connect to governance responsibility
Recognising when your organisation needs practitioner-level Company Secretary training
Building your own follow-up plan after today’s briefing
Practical Exercise: Identify one governance gap in your organisation this briefing has surfaced, and outline next steps.
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